Ohio Eminent Scholar Bharat Bhushan Honored with the 2015 BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumnus Award

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Professor Bharat Bhushan, Ohio Eminent Scholar, the Howard D. Wingbigler Professor, Director, Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics, and Affiliated Faculty with the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University was selected for the 2015 BITS Distinguished Alumnus Award by his Alma mater, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, India in recognition of his significant contributions to the engineering profession and to society.

Bhushan is one of two individuals, one for academic achievements and another for entrepreneurship, selected out of 67 nominations received by BITS Pilani.

The selection was based on the impact of Bhushan’s contribution to his profession, academic teaching and/or research, social entrepreneurship and philanthropy, resulting in dissemination or creation of knowledge, enrichment of people’s lives, distribution or creation of wealth and promotion of high ethical standards.

Bhushan received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from BITS Pilani in May 1970.  He will be honored with the BITS Distinguished Alumnus Award in August.  BITS Pilani is a prestigious, all-India Institute for higher education located in the Vidya Vihar campus adjacent to the town of Pilani in Rajasthan, India.

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